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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR
<br />CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />5. Environmental Analysis
<br />POPULATION AND HOUSING
<br />Table 5.10 -5 Employment Projections, 2010 -2035
<br />Soumz: Center far Demographic Research 2012.
<br />Employment Onsite
<br />The project area contains 1,389 employees -1,386 employees within the Harbor Corridor Plan area, and 3
<br />employees in the Conventional Zoning Area.
<br />Jobs - Housing Balance
<br />The jobs housing ratio is a general measure of the total number of jobs and housing units in a defined
<br />geographic area, without regard to economic constraints or individual preferences. The balance of jobs and
<br />housing in an area in terms of the total number of jobs and housing units as well as the type of jobs versus
<br />the price of housing has implications for mobility, air quality, and the distribution of tag revenues. The
<br />jobs /housing ratio is one indicator of a project's effect on growth and quality of life in the project area. The
<br />Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) applies the jobs - housing ratio at the regional and
<br />subregional levels to analyze the fit between jobs, housing, and infrastructure. A major focus of SCAG's
<br />regional planning efforts has been to improve this balance. SCAG defines the jobs housing balance as
<br />follows:
<br />Jobs and housing are in balance when an area has enough employment opportunities for
<br />most of the people who live there and enough housing opportunities for most of the people
<br />who work there. The region as a whole is, by defirution, balanced.... job rich subregions
<br />have ratios greater than the regional average; housing rich subregions have ratios lower than
<br />the regional average.
<br />Ideally, job - housing balance would... assure not only a numerical match of jobs and housing
<br />but also an economic match in type of jobs and housing. (SCAG 1989, 1997)
<br />jobs housing goals and ratios are advisory only. No ideal jobs housing ratio is adopted in state, regional, or
<br />city policies. However, SCAG considers an area balanced when the jobs - housing ratio is 1.36; communities
<br />with more than 1.36 jobs per dwelling unit are considered jobs rich; those with fewer than 1.36 are housing -
<br />rich (SCAG 2004). A job - housing imbalance can indicate potential air quality and traffic problems associated
<br />with commuting.
<br />As shown in Table 5.10 -6, the jobs housing balance in Santa Ana is forecast to increase slightly between 2010
<br />and 2035, from 1.87 to 1.91; both figures are jobs rich. The jobs - housing balance in Orange County is
<br />estimated to increase slightly from 1.42 to 1.51 during the same period; both figures are slightly jobs rich
<br />compared to SCAG's suggested 1.36 jobs housing balance.
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<br />2010
<br />1 2015
<br />2020
<br />2025
<br />1 2030
<br />2035
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />1 143,987
<br />1 144,951
<br />1 146,001
<br />1 148,099
<br />1 149,250
<br />1 149,440
<br />Orange County
<br />1 1,490,296
<br />1 1,546,865
<br />1 1,625,805
<br />1 1,684,908
<br />1 1,738,032
<br />1 1,778,845
<br />Soumz: Center far Demographic Research 2012.
<br />Employment Onsite
<br />The project area contains 1,389 employees -1,386 employees within the Harbor Corridor Plan area, and 3
<br />employees in the Conventional Zoning Area.
<br />Jobs - Housing Balance
<br />The jobs housing ratio is a general measure of the total number of jobs and housing units in a defined
<br />geographic area, without regard to economic constraints or individual preferences. The balance of jobs and
<br />housing in an area in terms of the total number of jobs and housing units as well as the type of jobs versus
<br />the price of housing has implications for mobility, air quality, and the distribution of tag revenues. The
<br />jobs /housing ratio is one indicator of a project's effect on growth and quality of life in the project area. The
<br />Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) applies the jobs - housing ratio at the regional and
<br />subregional levels to analyze the fit between jobs, housing, and infrastructure. A major focus of SCAG's
<br />regional planning efforts has been to improve this balance. SCAG defines the jobs housing balance as
<br />follows:
<br />Jobs and housing are in balance when an area has enough employment opportunities for
<br />most of the people who live there and enough housing opportunities for most of the people
<br />who work there. The region as a whole is, by defirution, balanced.... job rich subregions
<br />have ratios greater than the regional average; housing rich subregions have ratios lower than
<br />the regional average.
<br />Ideally, job - housing balance would... assure not only a numerical match of jobs and housing
<br />but also an economic match in type of jobs and housing. (SCAG 1989, 1997)
<br />jobs housing goals and ratios are advisory only. No ideal jobs housing ratio is adopted in state, regional, or
<br />city policies. However, SCAG considers an area balanced when the jobs - housing ratio is 1.36; communities
<br />with more than 1.36 jobs per dwelling unit are considered jobs rich; those with fewer than 1.36 are housing -
<br />rich (SCAG 2004). A job - housing imbalance can indicate potential air quality and traffic problems associated
<br />with commuting.
<br />As shown in Table 5.10 -6, the jobs housing balance in Santa Ana is forecast to increase slightly between 2010
<br />and 2035, from 1.87 to 1.91; both figures are jobs rich. The jobs - housing balance in Orange County is
<br />estimated to increase slightly from 1.42 to 1.51 during the same period; both figures are slightly jobs rich
<br />compared to SCAG's suggested 1.36 jobs housing balance.
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